{ Pearson NY ink SE ae EE a receives peace protests ‘on germ warfare TORONTO | Urging the federal government to “insist on the swift finding of a formula ‘for the fullest investi- gation of these charges,” Miss Mary Jennison, executive secre- tary of the Canadian Peace ‘Con- gress, has made public a letter written to External Affairs Min- ister Lester 'B. Pearson, expres- sing shock at reports that the United States is using germ ‘war- fare in Koreag Text of the Canadian Peace Congress’ letter follows: You will at once realize the concern to Canada of the matter about which we today have the horror to communicate to you, and that is the charge that the US. is employing germ warfare in Korea. , We enclose, from among other data that we have received, the appeal of Prof. Frederic Joliot- Curie on this matter. Your government, a govern- ment of Christian men, will be as shocked as we are to receive these charges. F Our purpose in writing this let- ter is to request that on behalf of every Canadian our govern- ment shall resolutely insist on the swift finding of a fdrmula for the fullest investigation of these _charges.-by universally acceptable authorities in conjunction with the investigations which have already been undertaken by sci- entists and others under such auspices as the Chinese Red ‘Cross. . We also urgently suggest that our government request the gov- ‘ernment of the United States to ratify the Geneva Protocol of June 17, 1925, outlawing bacteri- ological and chemical warfare, as already ratified by Canada, in line with the clause of the Protocol which states that “The High Con- tracting Parties will do all in their powet*to make the other States adhere to the present Protocol.” We finally suggest that, in line with this protocol and with the conscience of our people, our gov- ernment desist from the develop- ment of methods of bacteriologi- cal warfare being carried on un- der directiion of Dr. O. M. Sol- andt, chairman of the Canadian Defense Research Board, -as he has several times openly an- nounced. This is a matter which we had occasion to raise with you PRAGUE Declaring ‘that “public opinion must arise to denounce this crime,” Frederic Joliot - Curie, chairman of the World Peace condemning American resort to ‘Council, has issued a statement on bacteriological warfare in Korea. : The statement reads: I have been shocked to receive a mesasge from Kuo Mo-jo, presi- dent of the Chinese Committee for the Defense of ‘Peace, convey- ing the news that the U.S. arm- ed forces in Korea have made use of ‘bacteriological weapons. Between January 28 and Feb- ruary 17, U.S. military aircraft in Korea disseminated, at the front and in the rear, the microbes of plague, cholera, typhus and other frightful, contagious diseases. This horrible deed, that could never have been contemplated by a sane mind, has nonetheless been committed. It is a sequel to the no less monstrous crime of the destruction of hundreds of thou- ‘sands of civilians in a few sec- onds by the atom bomb at Hiro- shima and Nagasaki. The use of bacteriological wea- pons is a clear violation of inter- national law — in particular of the Geneva Convention of June 17; 1925. They were employed by the Japanese armies in China. The US. general staff and public fig- ures in the United States, had earlier made no secret of US. preparations and intentions to use these weapons. This criminal act conflicts di- rectly with the resolutions ex- pressing the desire of all peoples adopted by the World Peace Coun- cil at Warsaw calling for the prohibition of bacteriological, chemical and all other means of mass destruction. : By their support to the Stock- holm Appeal, 500 million men and women, in demanding this pro- hibition, clearly demonstrated their desire for such slaughter never to be repeated. Today the peoples can see the peril in which they stand, the ruthless methods of terror by which it is sought to bring them to obedience. Public opinion must arise to denounce this crime. as long ago as March 27, 1950. Behind ‘eparthaid” a! Behind the racial “apartheid” policies of South Africa’s “Malanazi” government lie the exploitation and bitter poverty of the Union's Negro people. This picture of a worker’s hovel on the cutskirts of Durban affords a glimpse of the conditions im- posed under cover of “white supremacy” policies. LONDON Although his Bamangwato tribe in Bechuanaland, Africa, has voted in favor of his re- turn, Seretse Khama is to be permanently excluded from chieftainship ‘by decision of the British government and will not be allowed to return to his homeland. - Khama, educated at Oxford and now. studying law here, has been barred from return- ing to his tribe by the British since September 1948 when he married a white English wo- “man. The government decision was announced by the Mar- quess of Salisbury, new secre- tary for commonwealth af- fairs. It was upheld in the ‘House of Commons by a vote of 308 to 286 after a 3-hour debate. Labor and Liberal critics charged the government was seeking to appease the racial views of the Malan re- Chief says Britain ‘placating Malan’ ‘ternative chief has ‘been secure- as far away from his home as gime in South Africa. Not only did the government bar Khama from the chieftain- ship for life, but it declared he would not be permitted to re- turn to his home until “an al- jy established.” The British Tories sought to placate the deposed tribal chieftain by offering him a post in the colonial administra- tion.of Jamaica in the West Indies. Khama repected the offer.: He said there were plenty of Jamaicans who could fill the post while he himself should serve the Bamangwato people. He added bitterly that the British were trying to get him possible in order to “placade South Africa 4... tven. if it means alienating thousands and thousands of Africans who sincerely believe in Great Brit- ain.” ; International — trade parley opens April 3 | ‘COPENHAGEN The International Economic .| Conference to promote east-west trade, which is meeting in Mos- - cow ‘April 3 to 10, expected an. estimated 450 delegates from all parts of the world to attend its. opening session on Thursday this week. Preparatory work for the con- ference was done by a commis: sion under the supervision of Dr. Oscar Lange of Poland. Pointing out that half the delegates will come from the west and gO per- cent from ‘Asia, Lange said: “A majority of the delegates are not fellow-travelers or vague ideolog- — ists, but genuine businessmen, trade unionists, economists and other intellectuals.” ‘He criticized the strenuous ef- forts of the American, British and other goverriments to prevent fousinessmen, industrialists and others from attending the parley. Lange said U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson had used “bad tactics” in branding the con- ference as “spurious” before it was known what the participants would say. ? Under U.S. State Department pressure, S. Beryl Lush, a Phila delphia importer, canceled his plans to attend the Moscow con- ference, but Lush said he believ- ed a few American businessmen would be present. : Object of the meeting is not — merely to break down east-west trade barriers, Lange said, but to liberalize world trade in gen eral. Among the largest dele gations are those coming from India and South America, he said. Franco's firing squads murder five unionists “ . LONDON Five anarchist trade unionists were shot in Barcelona on March 14 despite world-wide protests from the labor movement. Those killed by Gen. Franco’s fascist firing squad were Jose Perez Pedredo, Jorge Pons Ar- giles, Santiago Mir Gruana, Ped- ro Adrover Font, and Gines Ur- rea Pina. our others sentenced to death had their sentencés commuted to 30 years’ imprisonment. Eighteen other defendants received lesser ail sentences. ‘ All were found guilty on trumped-up charges of murder, robbery and similar offences. The International Brigade As- sociation and Friends of Repub- | lican Spain stated here: “Only the most vigorous and] widespread protests can prevent these judicial murders being the prelude to further executions. “In particular danger are Gregorio Lopez Raimundo and 26 other leaders of the Barce- lona strike, arrested last July and now awaiting court-martial by special military tribunal. inadequate rice rations. The British general, attired in jungle green fighting uniform, ‘went to the town in person, as- sembled the 300 village elders and ‘berated them for’aiding Malayan guerrillas fighting British rule. ‘Templer said he was determined to restore “law and ‘order’ and declared: “It does not amuse me to punish innocent people, but many among you are not inno- Entire Malayan village arrested, rice ration cut, by British commissionef ——— KUALA LU. The entire town of Tanong Malim, with a population of 5,000; was placed under arrest March 27 by the new British High Com misisoner, General Sir Gerald Templer. heavy police and military guart, Templer ordered all schools cl and restricted the villagers to their homes except for two hours day, between noon and 2 p.m. He also ordered a cut in their alre@ Putting the village unde? el cent. You have informatio? which you are too cowardly : give.” Templer’s invitation elders to become against their own people dreW é cold response. The village! openly displayed their host as soldiers patrolled the st to enforce the curfew. aoe in making their protest. deputy mayor. Here’s how London workers protested bus fare increases Vancouver workers, facin. , g& their third fare increase in Je8$ than five years, might well take a tip from London worker Nearly 2,000 aircraft workers i of ers in the London suburb Penge ae stan an hour early on March 14 ot marched e town hal man their petition against eres aie Geaens ‘ot pa f mie LONDON London transit fares to the PACIFIC TRIBUNE — APRIL 4, 1952 — PAGE 4